fdupes

Finds duplicate files in a set of directories. More information: https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes.

• Search a single directory:

fdupes path/to/directory

• Search multiple directories:

fdupes directory1 directory2

• Search a directory recursively:

fdupes -r path/to/directory

• Search multiple directories, one recursively:

fdupes directory1 -R directory2

• Search recursively, considering hardlinks as duplicates:

fdupes -rH path/to/directory

• Search recursively for duplicates and display interactive prompt to pick which ones to keep, deleting the others:

fdupes -rd path/to/directory

• Search recursively and delete duplicates without prompting:

fdupes -rdN path/to/directory